Captain Sameul Eto’o has lead his Cameroon side to the World Cup in Brazil next year after they soundly beat Tunisia in their African play-off.

The Chelsea striker is his country’s top scorer, although he failed to score in either leg. The first fixture finished 0-0 but there was no repeat in Yaounde, as former Aston Villa player Jean Makoun scored twice on their way to victory.

Pierre Webo and Benjamin Moukandjo were also on target for the Indomitable Lions, while Ahmed Akaichi scored for the visitors.

QPR left-back on-loan from Tottenham Hotspur Benoit Assou-Ekotto was also in action, as well as former Arsenal midfielder, now at Barcelona, Alex Song.

The opener came just three minutes in when Webo dispossessed defender Karim Haggui and produced a neat low left-footed finish across keeper Moez Ben Cherifia and in off the far post

Cameroon dominated the early stages and Benoit Assou-Ekotto’s long-range shot took a deflection and an awkward bounce in front of Ben Cherifia, but he dealt with the ball.

But Moukandjo made it 2-0 in the 31st minute when he dribbled through three Tunisian defenders and fired low inside the near post. His exuberant celebrations brought him a yellow card but the goal took his side a big step closer to Brazil.

Eto’o failed to shape a curling effort inside the far post but Tunisia threatened when Syam Ben Youssouf headed wide from a dangerous set-piece.

And Akaichi cut the deficit when he raced past defender Aurelien Chedjou on to a bouncing through-ball and lashed a first-time left-footed shot past keeper Charles Itandje.

He almost made an unwanted contribution at the other end as Makoun’s header from a corner deflected off him and just over the crossbar. But another set-piece took Cameroon clear as Assou-Ekotto’s corner was headed home at the near post by the unmarked Makoun.

Moukandjo missed a glorious chance to kill the tie off once and for all when, one on one with Ben Cherifia, he first side-footed straight at the keeper and then casually skied the rebound over the bar.

The same player’s clumsy touch ended a classy Cameroon break from a Tunisian corner and Makoun failed to play in Eric Choupo-Moting.

But Makoun netted his second, and Cameroon’s fourth, when he tapped into an empty net after Choupo-Moting’s low shot came back off the post.

—Daily Mail